13 October 2015

Chris Newsome, Baser Amer, and Joseph Sedurifa are coming in as neophytes, Rabeh Al-Hussaini returns to the squad after a year and a half hiatus, while new recruits Ronjay Buenafe, Justin Chua and Bryan Faundo try to fortify the Bolts.

Will these new acquisition and revitalized squad finally do it for the Meralco Bolts? It's too early to tell, but the feedback has been positive so far. Everyone should expect a fast-paced squad with Jared Dillinger, Cliff Hodge and Newsome spearheading the onslaught.

Below is the tentative schedule of the Bolt's games this 2015 Philippine Cup:

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PBA Advisory

2017 Commissioner's Cup Format

The tournament allows teams to hire foreign players or imports with a height limit of 6-foot-10.

The top 2 teams will earn twice-to-beat edges over Nos. 7 and 8 while the No. 3 against No. 6 and No. 4 versus No. 5 pairing will be a best-of-three affair in the quarterfinals.

The semifinal stage will have a pair of best-of-five matches and the finals will be a race-to-four affair.

Gilas Pilipinas

Manila will host one of the three tournaments in the 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament. The Philippine national men’s basketball team will try to pull off massive upsets against France, New Zealand, Canada, Turkey and Senegal in the competition slated on July 5 to July 10 at Mall of Asia Arena.

A total of 18 teams will participate in the three-nation event whose champions will book tickets to the 2016 Rio Olympics.